Recording-lock.



PATBNTED SMILE, 1906. A. DE VILBISS, JR.

RECORDING LOCK. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1903.

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No. 831,543. PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906. A. DE VILBISS, JR. RECORDING LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1903.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN DE VILBISS, JR., OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A'SSIGNOR, BY MESN ASSIGNMENTS.OF ONE-THIRDTO JOHN F. PIXLEY, ONE-THIRD TO ALICE S. WELLS, ONE-SIXTH TOMARTHA S. PARK, AND ONE-SIXTH TO CLARENCE 'H. PUMPHREY, OF COLUMBUS,OHIO.

RECORDING-LOCK.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 25,1906.

Application filed August 29,1903. Serial No. 171.256.

To all, whom, it nur/y coitcern:

Beit known that I, ALLEN DE Vin-mss, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Toledo, Lucas county, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Recording-Locks; and mypreferred manner of carrying/out the invention is set forth in thefollowing full, clear, and exact description, terminating with claimsparticularl specifying the novelty.

'Filis invention relates to recorders, more especially to that classknown as recordinglocks, such as are actua-ted by any one of severalindividualsyand the object of the same is to produce a recording-lockwhich each time it is opened will furnish `a correct record of the hourandfminute whensuch opening occurred and a correct record of thelindividual means employed to perform it.

The present invention is an im rovement over that described in my Unitedtates Patent numbered 735,034 and dated July '28, 1903. The essentialpoints of improvement consist in the use of a differentiating membermovable longitudinally or axially to set it for the proper operation ofother mechanisms and then movable rotarily to shoot the bolt if turnedin one direction or to retract the bolt and simultaneously produce adesignation if turned in the other direction. In said atent the bolt wasmoved by keys having its of different lengths. .In the present case thedifferentiating member may be moved by any means so long as one movementof this member sets it for controlling other mechanisms and anothermovement of this same member effects an actuation of the bolt. While Ihave herein described said member as moved and turned by one of a set ofkeys of different length, it is to be understood that this descriptionis given merely for the purpose of illustrating one means which may beemployed, and I desire' to bc understood as intending to include anyappropriate means which will accomplish the object in View.

In the accompanying drawings, F igurc I is a section throu h'the deviceon the line i i Fig. II is an elevation with the inner face-plate andthe clock mechanism removed and with the winding-spools for theink-ribbon and the paper strip indicated in dotted lines with themovements of the cam.

bolt retracted. Fi III is a vertical section on the line ii'idifi'i oFig. I. Fig. IV is an enlarged section through the cam and its barrel,showing the tumbler-tube in elevation and the key in dotted lines. sective detail of the cam and its barrel. ig.

I shows in perspective the slide, the bracket and stud on which itmoves, and the plunger, all sli htly separated. Fig. VII is a persective dgetail of the alining-lever. Fig. VI I is an enlar ed persective detail ofa portion of the'flexi le coupling.

The lock com rises a casing 1, secured to the inner side o the door orframe 2, which latter is bored to receive a tumbler-tube 3, as of theYale pattern. The ke A 4 passes through this tube and operates t etumblers therein in the well-known manner, and the length of the innerprojecting end of the key Fig. .V is a er-v has an important bearing onthe present invention. Attached to the inner end of said tube 3 is abracket 5, having a projecting headed stud 6.

7 is a differentiating member, here shown l as a slide having a slot 8enga ing the shank of said stud, and its outer en is bent at an angle orso formed as to stand in the path of the inner end of the key. Hencewhen the latter is pushed into place the slide is pushed inward to adegree corresponding to the length of the key, and 'I propose as oneform of embodiment of my invention to employ keys of various lengths asthe manual means to be recorded and for controlling the operation ofcertain parts of the apparatus, as will appear more fu ly hereinafter.The inner end o the slide has avarying dimension. Inthe present case itis tapered, as at 9, (preferably in steps,)

and operates in conjunction with a cam-barrel 10, which rotates in aboss 11 in the casing. This barrel is slotted, as at 12, or otherwiseshaped at its outer end, so as to be engaged and turned by the slide,while yet permitting the latter tohave a longitudinal movement.

Fast upon the barrel is a cam ,'13, here shown us triangular in contour,and this cam operates within an opening 14 in the bolt 15, wherebyv thelatter is Shot or retracted by the In the present instance the bolt isshot by a'spring 16; but this is not essential in all locks of thistype.

17 is the well-known dead-latch to hold IOO the bolt positively in aretracted position, as generally employed during the day-time.

Within the cam-barrel I moves a lunger consisting'of a shank 2O,vlrejecting t rouh the end of the barrel an pressed normally forward by aspring 21l in the present in.- stance, and a head or disk 22, fittingloosely withinv the barrel and having lugs 23 at. one

side. a shallow notc slot extends a lever 26, which is pivoted! atone'end to the casing at 27 and rests nor. nially against a stop 28. Themovement of the slide caused by the different lengths of the keys bringsdi erent portions of itsinner end 9 opposite thevslot 25,y and then asthe key turns the slide also turns and.4 that step which' isop ositeslot 25 contacts withV thel led e of the ever 26 for a'purpose describedwheels or dials which give the month, the

date, `and the hour and fractions thereof, while the key-indicator is asegment which prints letters or characters indicating exactl y the keythat was used. I desire it understood 'that while I have herein shownand described an inking mechanism I could indent a tape or card, and'thus avoid. the use of ink, or I couldl perforate the letters or employany vof the Awell-known means forproducing a permanent record, or'Icould use any of the wellknown designating or indicating mechanisms inllace of that which is described herein mere y for purposes ofillustration.

vThe time-indicator in the present case comprises amonth-wheel 30,having a tubular shaft (this wheel is set by hand in the present case)31, a date-wheel 32, whose shaft 33 is also tubular and isjournaled-within the shaft 31, a stud-shaft 34, on which these nestedshafts `are journaled, a ratchet 35 on the outer face of the date-wheeland having thirty-one teeth, and an hour-wheel 36, havf ing a pin 37,which at each complete revolution turns the date-'Wheel onestop.

By preference I make the hourewheel 36 of considerable size andl provideit with characters which willlprint not only the hour, lbut the quartersof an hour or even finer divisions, if desired, while the peripheries ofthe other lwheels are provided with characters necessaryto perform theirproper functions.

These lu rs are spaced-'and formed with 24- between.r them, within.which engages the inner end of the slide. The barrellOis slotted, as at25, and through thisv 'ably attached'to' the inner-side ofthe casing y1.The driving-shaft 379 of the clock mechstraddles this spring, as seen.orer; but7 the slot 25 is.

The shaft 38A of-'thie yhour-wheel stands above and vextends across theother wheels and is, tubular and suitably sup ,orted` At its inner endit is rovided wit a coupling, (best seen in Fig. III,)' which connectswith the clock mechanism; (Indicatedin Fig. III, but unnecessary toishowin detail.) I might add thatfthis clock mechanism is preferablylocatedwithin an independent casing remo vanism. projects through thecasing 1 and is notched at its innerend, as-at 40. The shaft 38 of thehour-wheel has adisk 41 at its end, and this disk is v-providedf onits-inner face with two ears 42.1 Secured to one earis a spring: 43,which V extends diametrically Aacross the face-'of' the disk 'and'loosely throughfa notch 44 in the other ear, and whenl the clock.mechanism is brought into place the notch 40 in the driving-shaft 39 Thepurpose of this detail of construction'fwill' ap ear below; but itisobvious that asthe cloe t mechl anism rotates the hour-wheelf the latterwill set the date-wheel daily. For'the urpose of setting 4themonth-wheelv (and the ate-wheel when there areless than, thirty-one daysin thev month)l I provide means wherebysaid wheels 'may be rotativelyvactuated independently of the o eration of theclock-actuated`mechanism.v n the particular form shown, to which, however, I d o notdesireto be limited or restricted, I yprovideadoor 45 in the back of thecasing to afford access to said wheels, and I provide the inner ends ofthe tubular shafts 31" and 33 with dials 46, which are inscribed withthe twelve months andthe thirty-one days,- respectively, opposite theirlike printingcharaeters.

` The person-desi nator herein employed is a keyindicator w lichcomprises a segment 50, pivotallyv mounted and having printingcharacters von its lower edge standing flush with those on thetime-record wheels. This segment extends above the shaft '38,' where itssector 51fis provided withv notches 52'in its' upper edge, and at oneside of the shaft 38 is an ear 53 rovided with a pin 54, which isengaged by t e lever 26 and which is drawn normally upward against thestop 2,8 bya spring 55. 56.des1gnates an almin -lever pivoted at 57within the casingl 1 and aving a long oint 58 and a short one 59.I The'body o this lever is normally raised by a spring 60, and its front endis beveled, as at 61 and Vis depressed by a pin 62 on the bolt 15 as thelatter is retracted. Such de reslOO IIO

sion .brings the long point 58into one o the taneouslythe point59`entersone of a radial series of notches 63, formed yon the louter face -of thehour-wheel 36. yThus'it will be seen as the bolt is retracted one of thesteps 9, as determined by the length of the particular key employed, andhence the distance through which the differentiating member 7 has beenprojected, engages4 and rocks the lever 26 and swings the segment tobring the corresponding character over the printin mechanism, and as thepin 62 depresses the free end of the alining-lever 56 its two pointsenter the notches in the sector 51 and around the hourwheel 36 and causeythe exact printing of the key-indicating character and thetime-indicating characters in true alinement across the tape, Should itoccur that this action took place a little in advance or a little inrear of the exact uarter of the hour, it will be clear that the s ortpoint 59 will aline the hourwheel to that quarter-mark which is nearest,and the function of the details shown in Fig. VIII is now apparent,because the shaft 38 will thus be turned a little forward or a littlebackward relatively to its connection with l the clock driving-shaft 39,though it will resume its position shooting the bolt.

The printing mechanism in the present case comprises an inkin -ribbon, apaper strip, means for feeding t em both, and the platen, with means foroperating it. The mk-ribbon leads from a spool 71 over suitable guides72 to a spool 73, which has a ratchet 74 on itsv hub. The paper 80 leadsfrom a spool 81 over suitable guides 82 to a spool 83, also havin' aratchet 84 on its hub.

75 and 85 are retaming-pawlswhose points engage said ratchets, while 77is a single spring throwing both said p'awls in operative position.

78 is the operating-pawl, pivoted at 79 to the shank of the bolt 15, andthis pawl is curved over and lies in the plane of the two ratchets,having a hook 76 to engage one of them and a hook 86 for the other. Whenthe bolt is retracted, these hooks are thrown rearward and downward; butwhen the bolt is shot these hooks assume the position shown in Fig. I,the hook 86 feeding the paper some distance and the hook 76 (whlch onlyengages the ratchet 74 at the last moment) feedin the ribbon to a muchless de ree.

90 is the paten, mounted on the end o the hammer 91, which is pivoted at92 and pressed by the spring 93 1n a direction which will throw theplaten against the pa er 80, the paper against the ribbon 70, an both ofthem against the alined printing characters 4on the wheels and thesegment. The hammer is drawn from its normal position by a hook 94,which is pivoted at 95 to the cam 13 and which is pressed normally intoengagement with a nose 96 on the hammer by a spring 97. As the camreturns to retract the immediately again on bolt this hook is drawnupward until (see Fig. II) a projection 98 on the edge of the hook comesover a pin 99 in the casing and releases the nose 96, after whichtheplaten 90 is thrown forcibly upward, as shown by the arrow, and therecord is printed. In this construction the position of the hammer issuch that I provide its body with a hole or opening100, through whichthe paper strip passes, thus simplifying the mechanism and economizingthe space.

Fig. VII shows a modification of the alining-lever which is useful ifthe dead-latch 17 is employed on the bolt. This consists of a clearanceor de ression which is then made in the lever at tli the pin'62 haspassed over the beveled end 61 and caused proper alinement untilprinting has been accomplished the in then enters the depression 66 andthe iever 56 rises a trifle, thus clearing the point 59 from the notches63 and permitting the clock to run. If this notch were not employed, theclock mechanism would be checked whenever the dead-latch was in use.'

A recording-lock of the above construction is attached to the main do,orof an establishment, and keys are rovided for the proprietor, thejanitor, andP as above indicated, permutation devices are eniployed andthe combination given to the di erent employees. After closing hours wewill assume that one of the employees returns with foul intent. He o ensthe lock, and it is impossible for him to o so without making a recordof the key which was used and the month, date, and exact quarter-hour ofits use. Entering the building he remains, say, for 'an hour. Onvleaving the building he must again open the lock and a second record ismade. In the morning when the building is opened by the janitor he makesa proper record. Later the roprietor on examining the aper strip fm s arecord of when the buil ing was closed the evenin before, who enteredduring the ni 'ht and W en, and how long he remained, amI when thebuilding was opened bythe janitor in the mornin Thus it will be seenthat this lock is va uable in establishments which open and close daily,and it will also be clear that it could be employed on a warehouse orother building which was normally closed and only entered occasionally.

I do not .confine myselfto the exact details of construction nor to theuse of any particular detail in connection with any or all the others,as it is obvious that an equivalent construction might in many instancesbe sub-- stituted.

' While I have described the invention as useful in the lock whichcloses the main door of an establishment, it is clear that the machinecould be used as a workmans time-record to check his arrival in themorning and his departure in the evening.

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What is claimed as new is- 1. In a recording-lock, the combination witha slide adapted to be borne inward to engaging saidstud, its outer endstanding inthe path of the ke and its inner end being tapered; of thelocmechanism operated by the turning of the key,` record-setting mechanismengaging said ta ered portion and operated by the turning o the slide,and a printing mechanism.

3'. In a recording-lock, the combination with a slide ada ted to beborne inward to various extents y the insertion of keysof differentlengths, and means for pressing the slide inthe opposite direction, aportion of the slide being tapered; of the lock mechanism operated bythe lturnin of the key and includin' 1a slotted barrel,.`te recordImechanism, aIever connected therewith and extending through. ythe slotin the barrel within which it'is engaged by said tapered portion wherebythe record mechanism is set bythe turning of the slide, ism.

4. Ina recording-lock, the combination with a slide ada' ted to be borneinwardto various extents iiy the insertion of keys of different lengths,its inner end bein tapered, a cam for operating the lock mec amsm, atubular barrel through the cam and turned by the slide, and aspringressed lunger within the barrel also turned y the s ide andressing the latter normally toward the keyole, the barrel being slotted;of record-setting mechanism includin a lever 'extending through saidslot past the cad of the plunger lunffer and its lu s across Yra z andacross turning of the latter, and a printing mechanism.

5. Ina recording-lock, the combination with, a slide adapted to be borneinward to various extents y the insertion of'keys of dierent lengths,its inner end bein stepped, a cam for operating the lock mec anism, atubular barrel through the cam` and turned by the slide, the barrelhavin a head, 'and lugs at one side of the head havinan'interveningnotch engaging the slide y; which the plunger is turned, the barrel eingslotted; o'r' recordsetting mechanism including a lever extendingthrough said slot, past the head of the the stepped pormeans forpressing the bolt, isms, and the paper and inker feed; combined and aprinting mechan the slide and operated by the a spring-pressed plungerwithin.

tion of the slide and operated by the turning ofthe latter, and aprinting mechanism.

6. In a recordinglock, the combination with a slide ada ted to be borneinward to variousy extents y the insertion of keys of diiierent lengths,its innerend bein stepped, a cam for operating the lock mec anism, atubular barrel through the cam and turned by the slide, andaspring-pressed lunger .within the barrel and pressi ward. the keyhole;`of a recor -setting lever extending across the stepped portion, of theslide and operated by the turning of the latter, and a printingmechanism. 7. In a recording-lock, the combination with a bracketsecured to thetumbler-tube, a headed stud on the bracket, and a slidehaving a slot engaging theshank of said stud, its outer end standing inthe path of the key and its inner end being stepped; ,of the lockmechanism operated by the turning of the key and the s ide toincluding aslotted barrel, the record mechanism including a lever extending throughsaid slot and adapted tovbe engaged by one of the steps, Aa'printingmechanism, a .plunger within the barrel and turned by the ide, its

shank extending out the end ofthe barrel,

and a spring bearing on said shank to press the slide normally towardthe key.

8. In a recording-lock, the closure-locking the recording and actuatingmechanwith a spring-operated printing-hammer having a nose,'ahookcarried by the actuating mechanism, a spring throwing it normallyinto engagement with saidv nose, and means for disengaging these parts.

9. In a recording-lock, the closure-locking bolt, the recording and theactuating mechanisms, and the paper and inker feed; com-V bined with aspring-operated printing-hammer having a nose, a hook carried by theactuajting mechanism, a spring throwing it normally into engagement withsaid nose, and

vmeans for disengaging vthese parts, said means comprising a projectionon the hook and a pinover which the rejection rides.

10. In'a recording-mac 'ne, the recording, the actuating, the inking,and the paper-feed mechanisms; combined with a platen, a ha'mmersupporting it and having an opening through which the paper strippasses, and connections between the hammer and the actuating mechanism.2 v

11. In a recording-machine, the recording, the actuating, the inking,and the paper-feed mechanisms; combined with a platen, a hammersupportingk it and having an lopening through which the p'aper strippasses, connections between the hammer and the actuating mechanism forretracting the hammer, a spring opposed to the pull of said connections,an'd an automatic v tripping device, all as and for the purpose setforth.

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12. In a recording-machine, the combination with the printing mechanism;of the inking mechanism, the paper-feed, ratchets on both,retaining-pawls for the ratchets, a single spring throwing both pawlsagainst their ratchets, and a single operating mechanism for bothratchets.

13. In a recording-lock, the combination with the closure-locking bolt,and the printing mechanism; of the inking mechanism, the paper-feed,ratchets on both, retainingawls for the ratchets, a single operating-pawand two hooks formed integrally thereon-one engaging the paper-feedratchet to turn it some distance and the other timed to engage theinking-ratchet later and turn it a less distance. I I

14. In a recording-lock, the key and time recorders, having radialnotches, and the printin and feed mechanisms; combined with a everpivoted in the casing', points on the lever adapted to enter saidnotches, a spring holding it normally raised, and a pin on the boltwhich engages and depresses the lever when the bolt is retracted.

15. In a recording-lock, the closure-locking bolt, the actuating and theprinting mechanisms, the recording mechanism having notches, and thealining mechanism having points forced into said notches just prior tothe printing movement; combined with a clock mechanism having a notch inits driving-shaft, a disk on the driven shaft of the recordingmechanism, lugs on said disk, and a s ring connecting the lugs andextending through said notch, as and for the purpose set forth. y

16. Ina recording-lock, the locking mechanism, the key-indicator, thetime-indicator, the printing mechanism, notches in both indicators, andthe alining mechanism having points adapted to engage both notches justprior to the printing movement; combined with a clock mechanism having anotch in its driving-shaft, a disk on the driven shaft of thetime-indicator, lugs on said disk, and a s ring connecting the lugs andextending through said notch, as and for thepurpose set forth. 17. In arecording-lock, the closure-locking bolt, the actuating and the printingmechanisms, the recording mechanism having notches, and the aliningmechanism having points forced into said notches just, prior to theprinting movement; combined with a clock mechanism, and a yieldingcoupling between its driving-shaft andthe main shaft of the recordingmechanism, as and for the purpose set forth.

18. In a recording-lock, the closure-locking bolt, the actuating, theprinting, and the time-recording mechanisms, and a casing containingthem; combined with a clock mechanism, a casing therefor removablyattached to the other casing, and a separable coupling between thedriving-shaft of the clock mechanism and the main shaft of the timemechanism.

19. In a recording-lock, the closure-locking bolt, the actuating, theprinting, and the time-recording mechanisms, and a casing containingthem; combined with a clock mechanism, a casing therefor removablyattached to the other casing, and a separab e, coupling between thedriving-shaft of the clock mechanism and the main shaft of the timemechanism, said coupling comprising a transverse notch in the end of oneshaft and a transverse spring carried by the end of the other shaft, asand for the purpose set forth.

20. In a recording-lock, the closure-locking bolt, the actuating, theprinting, and the recording mechanisms, the latter including severaltime-wheels certain of them adapted to be set by hand, and a dialsecured to the shaft of each manually-set wheel 'and inscribed Withindicating characters arranged relatively to its print-ing characters;combined with an inclosing casing, and a door in the latter, all as andfor the purpose set forth.

21. In a recording-lock, the closure-locking bolt, the actuating, theprinting, and the recording mechanisms, the latter including severaltime-wheels certain of them adapted to be set by hand, while others areadvanced automatically, a clock mechanism for driving said automaticWheels, tubular nested shafts on the others, and a dial secured to theshaft of each manually-set wheell and inscribed with indicatingcharacters arranged relatively to its printing characters; combined withan inclosing casing, and a door in the latter, all as and for thepurpose set forth.

22. In a recording-lock, a key-operated slide, and a lever swung by theturning of the slide; combined with a pivoted segment having printingcharacters', an ear thereon, a pin in the ear engaged by the lever, astop for the latter, a spring engaging the ear to draw the levernormally against said stop, and a printing mechanism.

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23. In a recording-lock, the bolt, a key, a f

key-operated cam for moving the bolt, and a printing mechanism operatedby the cam; combined with recording mechanism set by the turning of thekey'.

24. In a recording-lock, the bolt, a key, a key-operated cam for movingthe bolt, and a printing mechanismoperated by the cam; y combined withrecording mechanism set by the turning of the key, and feed mechanismoperated by the bolt.

25. In'a recording-lock, the bolt, a key, a key-operated cam for movingthe bolt, and a printing mechanism operated by the cam; combined withrecording mechanism set by the turning of the key, and means operate-dVby the bolt for alining the printing characters with the platen.

2G. In a recording-lock, the bolt, a key, a

key-operated cam for moving'the bolt ,f and a son operating the lock; ofa bolt, a designaprinting mechanism operated by the cam;

combined With recording mechanism set by the turning ofthe ke feedmechanism operated by the bolt, an means ov erated by the bolt foralining the printing c aracters with the platen.

27 In a recording-lock, the bolt, a key, a

key-operated Acam for moving the bolt, a

ro prmting mechanism operated by the cam, a

time-record, and a clock for-driving it; combined with a key-record setby theturning of the key. l.

28. In a recording-lock,the bolt, a key, a

@I5 key-operated cam for moving the bolt, a

printing mechanism operated by the cam, a

time-record, and a clock for driving it; combined with a key-record setby the turning of the key, and feed mechanism operated by the zo bolt.

29. In a recording-lock, the bolt, a key, a key-operated cam for movingthe bolt, a printing mechanism, a time-record, and a clock for drivingit; combined lwith a keyrecord set by the turning of the key, and meansoperated by the bolt for alining the printing characters on both recordswith the platen. r

i 30. In a recording-lock, the bolt, a key, a

3o key-operated cam for moving the bolt, a printing mechanism operatedby the cam, a time-record, and a clock for driving it; combined with akey-record set by the turning of the key, feed mechanism operated by the3 5 bolt, and means operated by the bolt 'for alining the lprintingcharacters on both records with the platen. f 31. In a`- recording-lock,the combination With the time-record including month, date,

4o and hour and fraction Wheels, and the keyrecord including a segmenthaving printing 1 characters alined with those onl said Wheels,

of a key, the bolt, and printing mechanism operated by the movement ofthe bolt.

32. In a recording-lock, the combination with the time-record includingmonth, dat-e, and hour and fraction Wheels, and the keyrecord includinga segment having printing characters alined With those on said Wheels;

- of a key, the bolt, and printing mechanism operated by .the movementof the bolt in one direction, and lfeed mechanism operated by itsmovement in the,other direction.

33. In a recording-lock, .the time-recorder having radial notches, theprinting and feed mechanisms, and the bolt havingapin; combined with apivoted lever having..a bevel adapted to be engaged by the in and anotch which the pin enters as the bo t is completgly 6o retracted, and apoint on the lever adaptedto engage said notches when the lever is de-"pressed 34"In a lock, the combination with` a differentiating member,and means for setting it to diii'erent positions according to thepertor, and means for operating both the bolt and the designaton by themovement of said member.

l35. In a lock, the combination With a differentiating member, and meansfor setting it to different positions according to the personoperating'the lock; of a bolt, a designator, and means whereby therotation of said l member moves the bolt a predetermined dis- 7 5 tanceand moves the designator a variable distance according to the positionof said member.

36. In a lock, the combination with a differentiating member, and meansfor setting it to different positions according to the person operatingthe lock; of a bolt, a designator comprisin a person-indicator and atimeindicator, an means for operating both the bolt and thedesignator'by the movement of 8 5 said member.

37. In a lock,v the combination With a disferentiating member, and meansfor setting it to different positions according to the person operatingthe lock; of a bolt, a designa- 9c tor comprising a person-indicator anda timeindicator, and mechanism whereby the rotation of said member movesthe bolt a predetermined distance and moves the erson-indicator avariable distance according to the position of said member.

38. In a lock, the combination With a differentiating member having avarying dimension, and means for vsetting it to different positionsaccording to the person operating the lock; of a bolt, a designator, andmeans for operating both the bolt and the designator by the movement ofsaid member,

39. In a lock, the combination with a dif- ,fer tiating member having avarying dimension, and means for setting it to diiierent positionsaccording to the person operating the lock; of a bolt, a designator, andmeans whereby the rotation of vsaid member moves the bolt apredetermined distance and movesy I 1o the designator a variabledistance according to the dimension of said member which its setting hasbrought into o'sition.

40. In a lock, the com ination with a differentiating member having avarying dimension, and means for setting it to different positionsaccording to the person operating the'lock; of abolt, a desi nator, andmeans whereby the movement o said member will control the bolt and Willalso move the designator a variable distance according to the dimensionof said member Which its setting has IOO brought into position.

41. In a lock, the combination with a differentiating member having avarying dimension, and means for setting it to different positionslaccording to the person operating the lock; of a bolt, a designatorcomprising a person-indicator and a time-indicator, and mechanismwherebythe rotation of said 13o member moves the bolt a predetermined distanceand moves the person-indicator a variable distance according to theposition of said member.

42. In a lock, the combination With a member having a varying dimensionand adapted to be moved to dill'erent positions according to the personresponsible for the opera-tion of the lock, and a designating devicecarrying characters representing the persons who are authorized tooperate the lock, said device being controlled by said member.

43. In a lock, the combination with a differentiating men'iber, anddifferentiated means for setting it to different positions; of a bolt, arecorder, and means for operating both the bolt and the recorder by themovement of said member.

44. As an organized device, a recordinglock for doors or other closurescomprising a recording device, means for taking a record therefrom, andmechanism for setting said recording device to different positions, saidmechanism also engaging and directly operating said record-taking means.

45. As an organized device, a recordinglock 'for doors or other closuresincluding a recording device, means for taking a record therefrom, adifferentiating member for setting said recording device to differentpositions, said member also operating said record-taking means, andmeans for operating said differentiating member.

46. As an organized device, a recordinglock for doors or other closuresincluding a recording device, means for taking a record therefrom, adifferentiating member for setting said recording device to differentpositions, said member also o )erating said record-taking means, anddifferentiated means for operating said member.

47. As an organized device, a lock for doors or other closures,includinlr a lockingbolt, a recording device, means lfior taking arecord therefrom, and

. c mechamsm for setting said recording device to different positions,

said mechanism also operating the bolt, and

l l l the record-taking means, the operation of the latter beingindependent of the movement of the bolt.

48. As an organized device, a lock for doors or other closures includinga type-carrier, means for taking a record therefrom, and mechanism forsetting said type-carrier to different positions, said mechanism alsoengaging and directly operating said recordtaking means.

49. As an organized device, a lock for doors or other c osures includinga lockingbolt, a type-carrier, means for taking arecord therefrom, andmechanism for setting said type-carrier to dilierent positions, saidmechanism also operating said record-taking means and said bolt, theoperation of the record-taking means being independent of thel movementof the bolt.

50. As an organized device, a lock for a door or other closure includingalocking-bolt,

of such controlling means, said controlling means actuating saidmechanical means independently of the movement of the bolt.

51. In a key-operated door-lock, the combination of a series ofdifferentiated initialkeys, a printing-segment carryinginitialscorresponding to the various keys, means for operating said segment, andmeans under the control of each key for locking the segmentin printingposition correspondirny to the initial of the articular key employe 52.Iii a recording-lock, the combination with a key-operated locking-bolt,of recording mechanism, and means for actuating it by the movement ofthe key independently of the bolt, said mechanism including a time andinitial key recorder` In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed mysignature this the 27th day of August, A. D. 1903.

ALLEN DE VILBISS, JR. Witnesses:

MARIE C. PFAFF, G. E. BOHM.

